Block of limestone relief from tomb of Qar
[Block of] limestone wall relief; [raised relief, swamp (marsh) hunting scene, two male figures (facing right), Qar with right arm upraised with throwstick in hand, Idu (behind Qar) holding throwstick in right and and three birds in left]; joins 25-5-6.
Illustration: Yes with hieroglyphs.
Illustration scale: 1:10
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_25-5-47
- Alternate IDs
- 25-5-47; HUMFA_25-5-47
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Architectural elements-Relief
- Entry Date
- 06/10/1925
- Title
- Block of limestone relief from tomb of Qar
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- Width: 50 cm Length: 1 m
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- G 7101
- Bibliography
- Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999, pp. 474-475, cat. 196. Galeris nationales du Grand Palais (France), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York N.Y.), and Royal Ontario Museum. L'art Égyptien Au Temps Des Pyramides : Paris, Galeries Nationales Du Grand Palais 6 Avril-12 Juillet 1999, New-York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art 16 Septembre 1999-9 Janvier 2000, Toronto, Musée Royal De L'ontario 13 Février-22 Mai 2000. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux 1999, p. 365, cat. 189. Markowitz, Yvonne J., Joyce L. Haynes, and Rita E. Freed. Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids: Highlights from the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Expedition. Boston: MFA Publications, 2002, pp. 112-113, cat. 46. Simpson, William Kelly. The Mastabas of Qar and Idu, G 7101 and 7102. Giza Mastabas 2. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1976, pp. 2, 15, pl. Va, figs. 15, 18b.
- Remarks
- MFA 27.1130 = 25-5-6 + 25-5-47
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified
